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AirlinesAlitalia: two days to go before the binding offer expires
Italian Minister excludes extension, Lufthansa confirms its position
Two days to go before the deadline for submitting the binding offer for Alitalia expires and the consignment is still open as the industrial partner between Delta Airlines and Lufthansa has not yet been... more
AirlinesSouth Africa: strike puts the State carrier on its knees
Today meeting with the Minister of Public Enterprises
The South African Public Enterprises Minister will meet the South African Airways (SAA) carrier unions on strike for five days. The purpose of the meeting is to resolve the protests that caused the cancellation... more
AirlinesQantas to operate non-stop London-Sydney research flight
Almost 100 years to the day that the first London to Australia flight operated
Australia’s national carrier is preparing for its second ultra-long haul research flight, as part of scientific studies into minimising jetlag for passengers and improving crew wellbeing.The first research f... more
AirlinesAlitalia: punctuality in the first ten months of 2019
The airline is second in Europe, according to data certified by US company
With 82.1 per cent of flights landed on schedule, Alitalia confirms itself as the second most punctual airline in Europe in the first ten months of 2019. The result was certified by FlightStats, the US... more
AirlinesAlitalia: BoD of Lufthansa next Monday
Meeting a few days after the binding offer expires
The BoD of the Lufthansa company is scheduled next Monday, on November 18, in view of the deadline for the presentation of the binding offer in Alitalia.A few days ago a conference call was held between... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airlines (USA) accelerates B-737 aircraft checks
They will be completed by 2020
US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines said it will increase and speed up checks on 38 aircraft purchased by several airlines after warnings from regulators to ground aircraft as they would not meet safety... more
AirlinesHong Kong: the national airline has reduced its profits
Cathay Pacific: "very difficult time for the protests"
The Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has reduced its earnings forecasts due to protests lasting more than five months in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (see AVIONEWS).The carrier said that the... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: traffic results in October
And in the first ten months of the year 2019
Turkish Airlines, which has recently announced the passenger and cargo traffic results for October 2019, recorded 83.3% load factor in that month.According to the October 2019 traffic results:Total number... more
AirlinesCondor presents new summer 2020 routes
And plans to increase some of its existing frequencies
Condor expands its Summer flight schedule by two new destinations; in Montenegro and, for the first time, the Côte d'Azur. In addition, the carrier increases some of its existing frequencies to Greece,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 10 days to go and Delta seems to be the favorite
Gianfranco Battisti (CEO FS): "we will choose the best solution in a secular way"
Delta would seem to be the favorite with Lufthansa to be part of the consortium: the German carrier is not willing to invest in capital, a fundamental condition for entering the "newco" and also confirmed... more
AirlinesLufthansa (2): "We don't change our mind about Alitalia"
Investments only in the event of restructuring of the Italian carrier
In a conference call scheduled today (see AVIONEWS), Lufthansa's CEO Carsten Spohr told analysts that they consulted him about Alitalia: "First it must be restructured, then we invest. The people from... more
AirlinesLufthansa: last occasion to enter the Alitalia game
Knots to be dissolved before expiry
Today Lufthansa could agree an investment in the capital of the Alitalia company for a worth of around 150 million Euros. The agreement is conditioned by two variables: the two-day protests of the independent... more
AirlinesBoeing and China Aviation Supplies sign an agreement
They will support Chinese carriers
Today, on the sidelines of the "China International Import Expo" in Shanghai, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Boeing and China Aviation Supplies (CASC) to jointly provide support... more
AirlinesRyanair puts three B-737/800 planes at ground
Cracks between wings and fuselage also found by other companies
Three Ryanair B-737/800 planes have been grounded and dozens of flights have been cancelled around the world. The detention occurred after the discovery of some cracks in the wings and the fuselage of... more
AirlinesAlitalia’s long-haul passenger increase continues in October
Its liquidity amounted to EUR 315 million
Alitalia’s long-haul revenues and passengers increase continues the growth trend and the Italian airline reported in October 2019 the twenty-fourth consecutive month of growth.The preliminary figures o... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm: managing a carrier in France is not easy
Economically disadvantageous between taxes and management costs
Today, in Paris, Air France-KLM is organizing a presentation for investors. On this occasion, Benjamin Smith, Air France-KLM CEO, along with Pieter Elbers, KLM President and CEO, Anne Rigail, Air France... more
AirlinesCebu Pacific finalises order for 16 A-330neo airplanes
Commitments for A-321XLR and A-320neo aircraft - DATA SHEET
Cebu Pacific (CEB), a carrier based in the Philippines, has signed a firm order with Airbus for 16 long-range A-330neo aircraft. The order firms up the wide-body portion of a previously announced Memorandum... more
AirlinesAir Premia is aiming for the long range
The Korean carrier purchases five B-787/9 "Dreamliner" aircraft
The new Korean carrier called Air Premia has purchased five B-787/9 "Dreamliner" aircraft from Boeing with the aim of entering the long-range market. The airline, which aims to be among the most competitive... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Lufthansa sends a letter to the Italian Mise and to Fs
The game reopens
Lufthansa would officially enter to the Alitalia game with a letter sent yesterday to the Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) and to Ferrovie dello Stato (FS, railway). The entry offer could... more
AirlinesAir Italy’s first Milan-Malé service took off
Other new flights inaugurated all in same week
Air Italy’s first non-stop flight to Malè, was inaugurated last Tuesday, taking off from Milan-Malpensa at 6.15 pm.The Milan–Maldives route, together with the flights to Zanzibar and Mombasa, which comm... more
AirlinesKorean Air to launch facial recognition boarding in Atlanta
The carrier will also expand it to New York-"JFK" in December
Korean Air will implement facial recognition boarding in Atlanta, US, from tomorrow, on November 1st. Passengers taking flight KE036 in Atlanta will be able to board after a facial recognition scan without... more
AirlinesThe "Singles' Day" for on-line purchases in China is approaching
100 charter flights to send goods to Europe and Southeast Asia
Chinese logistics company Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Limited set up by the Alibaba Group will launch more than 100 charter flights to send goods to Europe and Southeast Asia during the annual on-line... more
AirlinesAir Canada: lower than expected quarterly profit
The grounding of the B-737 Max planes among the causes
Today, Air Canada recorded a lower profit than expected in the third quarter, damaged by the lower flight capacity following the global grounding of Boeing B-737 Max aircraft due to fatal accidents that... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport (2). Alitalia: extraordinary plan
The protests of air traffic controllers and in the sector -ATTACHMENT
4-hour air traffic controllers strike (from 1 pm to 5 pm), as well as other strikes in the aviation sector (with durations varying from 4 hours to 24 hours) were confirmed by Italian trade unions for today... more
AirlinesAlitalia: bridge loan of 400 million euros in the tax decree
New help waiting for the binding offer
400 millions of Euro in the tax decree for Alitalia: it is the new bridge-loan that will allow the Italian carrier to receive a new injection of liquidity while Atlantia, Delta, Ferrovie dello Stato with... more
AirlinesSpirit Airlines signs MoU for up to 100 aircraft
With Airbus, for A-320neo Family airplanes
Airbus and Spirit Airlines have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding for the US-based carrier to acquire up to 100 A-320neo Family aircraft. Its intention to place firm orders for a mix of A-319neo,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: another extension to the first of December
Still time for the binding offer
The Government would seem willing to endorse the extension request made by Ferrovie dello Stato and Atlantia for the presentation of the binding offer on Alitalia, but only until December 1st.Another procrastination... more
AirlinesRyanair: Italian employees will move to Malta Air from November 1st
The transfer to another company belonging to the group
Ryanair has communicated to the on-board personnel based in Italy that they will pass to Malta Air from November 1st. The latter is a low-cost airline based in the homonymous Nation, founded in 2019 and... more
AirlinesAir France, KLM and China Eastern extend jv with Virgin Atlantic
Scheduled to enter into force in Spring 2020
Air France, KLM, China Eastern and Virgin Atlantic signed yesterday a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) concerning the extension of the existing joint-venture between the three carriers with the addition... more
AirlinesThe Alitalia extension and the commissioners' concerns
Reserves about the non-binding nature of the letter by Ferrovie dello Stato
The "eight weeks" extension requested by Ferrovie dello Stato for the presentation of the binding offer for the rescue of Alitalia worries the commissioners (see AVIONEWS). The risk is that the formation... more